Wren — (r[e^]n), n. [OE. wrenne, AS. wrenna, wr[ae]nna, perhaps akin to wr[=ae]ne lascivious.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small singing birds belonging to {Troglodytes} and numerous allied of the family {Troglodytid[ae]} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wren babbler — Wren Wren (r[e^]n), n. [OE. wrenne, AS. wrenna, wr[ae]nna, perhaps akin to wr[=ae]ne lascivious.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small singing birds belonging to {Troglodytes} and numerous allied of the family… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wren tit — Wren Wren (r[e^]n), n. [OE. wrenne, AS. wrenna, wr[ae]nna, perhaps akin to wr[=ae]ne lascivious.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small singing birds belonging to {Troglodytes} and numerous allied of the family… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Wren warbler — Wren Wren (r[e^]n), n. [OE. wrenne, AS. wrenna, wr[ae]nna, perhaps akin to wr[=ae]ne lascivious.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small singing birds belonging to {Troglodytes} and numerous allied of the family… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cactus wren — Cactus Cac tus, n.; pl. E. {Cactuses}, {Cacti} ( t[=i]). [L., a kind of cactus, Gr. ??????.] (Bot.) Any plant of the order {Cactac[ae]}, as the prickly pear and the night blooming cereus. See {Cereus}. They usually have leafless stems and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cactus — Cac tus, n.; pl. E. {Cactuses}, {Cacti} ( t[=i]). [L., a kind of cactus, Gr. ??????.] (Bot.) Any plant of the order {Cactac[ae]}, as the prickly pear and the night blooming cereus. See {Cereus}. They usually have leafless stems and branches,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cactus Wren — Taxobox name = Cactus Wren status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Troglodytidae genus = Campylorhynchus species = C. brunneicapillus binomial = Campylorhynchus… … Wikipedia
wren — /ren/, n. 1. any of numerous small, active songbirds of the family Troglodytidae, esp. Troglodytes troglodytes, of the Northern Hemisphere, having dark brown plumage barred with black and a short, upright tail. Cf. house wren, marsh wren, rock… … Universalium
Wren — /ren/, n. 1. Sir Christopher, 1632 1723, English architect. 2. Percival Christopher, 1885 1941, English novelist. /ren/, n. (sometimes l.c.) Chiefly Brit. Informal. a member of the Wrens. [1915 20] * * * Any of 59 species (family Troglodytidae)… … Universalium
cactus wren — noun large harsh voiced American wren of arid regions of the United States southwest and Mexico • Hypernyms: ↑wren, ↑jenny wren • Member Holonyms: ↑Campylorhynchus, ↑genus Campylorhynchus, ↑Heleodytes, ↑genus Heleodytes * * * … Useful english dictionary
Wren — Taxobox name = Wrens image width = 240px image caption = Winter Wren ( Troglodytes troglodytes ) regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes subordo = Passeri familia = Troglodytidae familia authority = Swainson, 1832… … Wikipedia